As soon as he heard Zhou You's footsteps, the middle-aged man immediately put down the newspaper, stood up, and said to Zhou You very politely, "Welcome, Mr. Zhou!"

"Uh... You don't have to be so polite!You're Lao Luo, right?" Zhou You asked, looking at him.

"That's right, I'm Luo Zhongkun!"

The middle-aged man nodded, and he said with some excitement: "The boss has already instructed me, let me do my best to assist and cooperate with your work!"

"Oh, Lao Luo, you're welcome, I really need your help this time. Zhou You said busily.

It turned out that this travel company had a hidden ability group "Internal Service Group" office, and the person in charge was named Luo Zhongkun.

This Luo Zhongkun, judging from his appearance alone, is no different from ordinary people, and he doesn't seem to have any special skills, but Zhou You also knows that no matter who he is, he must have something outstanding to be qualified to enter the "Ability Group"!

And Qingyan Zhenren just told Zhou You that Luo Zhongkun was the one who received him, after all, the members of the ability group are quite hidden, if they are not familiar with each other, or the head of the department, the members generally do not know each other's details.

The purpose of this trip here is to find a void spirit with strong yang poison, and it is only possible to find this kind of void spirit by going deep into the primeval Miao Xinjiang region that is close to the Yunnan-Guizhou border and has not yet been reclaimed.

Since Luo Zhongkun was a native and was very familiar with the customs of the Yunnan-Guizhou Mountains in the southwest, Qingyan arranged for him to be the guide of the tour and assist him in the tour.

Due to the urgency of time, Zhou You directly and simply explained his intention to Luo Zhongkun...

Fortunately, Luo Zhongkun also knew the intention of Zhou You, and was already ready, so he suggested that he set off immediately.

When I traveled around with Luo Zhongkun downstairs, I went to the door of the travel agency and there was a half-used pickup truck.

Luo Zhongkun and Zhou You got into the car, and then he drove the car non-stop to a small town called Wuluo, which was more than 150 kilometers away from Lishui City.

Wuluo is a remote ancient border town, although not as famous as Lishui City, the traffic is also very inconvenient, but the scenery on this town is very charming, at this time it is still summer, along the way driving into the territory of Wuluo Town, after the peaks and peaks, green trees, mountains and rivers are wide, into the eyes are a piece of emerald green.

The reason why Luo Zhongkun brought Zhou You to Wuluo Town is because this area is an area where ethnic minorities gather, and most of the people in this place are ethnic minorities, and the proportion of Han people is only a very small minority.

In addition, the surrounding area of Wuluo Town has many undeveloped and inaccessible original mountainous areas, with large areas of primeval forests, and is adjacent to the mysterious Miaojiang area.

Due to a series of heavy rains in this area a few days ago, there were some landslides and mudslides on both sides of the highway that were originally in poor condition, causing a certain traffic jam and the road was even more unsmooth.

Although the traffic department came to deal with it, it took a few hours before and after, so when the two arrived in Qingluo Town, it was already late, so the two had to find a hotel to stay.

The town, though nominally a town, has a permanent population of less than 2,000 and is low-lying, surrounded on three sides by mountains and waters, except for a muddy road that leads to the town.

Because of this, the bridges and waterways and wharves in Wuluo Town are also much more developed than dry roads, and shipping has become the main means of transportation.

Moreover, there are still ancient post stations in the town, and many goods from Miao Village are basically transported by waterway, and after entering these post stations, they are sent to other places.

In the evening, Luo Zhongkun and Zhou You did not rest, but came to a pier called "Happy Horse Bay" in the town.

Because according to Luo Zhongkun's suggestion, early tomorrow morning, the two of them will set off from here, take a boat, and enter the deep mountains and mountains of Miaojiang, so they must come here first to book a boat seat in advance.

At this time, there were many small boats parked on the river, and most of them were wooden boats with simple engines, which looked brightly lit and dotted.

Standing on the pier and looking at the past, you found that the river was much more lively than the relatively deserted and quiet town.

At the same time, you also saw that at a river bend in the corner of the wharf, there are several wooden boats with pointed bows and special shapes, gathered together alone, these wooden boats are not big, but they are covered with a layer of oily black cloth, which makes people not see the situation inside, compared with other open wooden boats on the river, there is a clear difference.

"Huh, this kind of wooden boat looks very special!"

Zhou You muttered curiously after taking a closer look.

"Oh, this is a Wupeng boat unique to the seedlings in the Miaojiang Mountains... There was no engine installed, and it was completely supported by manpower on the river. Luo Zhongkun next to him said.

"Uh... What are the seedlings?" Zhou You asked Luo Zhongkun curiously.

"Oh, in the Miao Xinjiang area, the Miao people are also divided into two types: "raw seedlings" and "mature seedlings". Luo Zhongkun said.

"Hmm? What is "raw seedlings"? What is "mature seedlings"? How can you tell the difference?" Zhou You asked again.

The so-called "Shengmiao" historically refers to the Miao people who are uncivilized and do not obey the jurisdiction of the imperial government.

"Mature Miao" refers to the naturalized Miao people who accepted the imperial court, although the mature Miao is still a Miao person, but it has been sinicized, and it is no different from a normal Han person.

Because the "seedlings" could not bear the harsh taxes and national oppression of the imperial court, they often rose up, and there were several large-scale uprisings in history, causing a large number of casualties.

In order to prevent the "seedlings" from causing trouble, during the Wanshi period of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court forcibly issued a decree and built a Great Wall of Miao Xinjiang, which separated the Miao people and turned them into two types: "raw seedlings" and "mature seedlings", such as me, I am the descendant of "mature seedlings"..."Luo Zhongkun explained.

"Oh! It turns out that there is such a historical reason!" Zhou You then understood.

Also, although "Shengmiao" and "Mature Miao" are both Miao people, most of the "mature Miao" can accept outsiders, while "Shengmiao" generally rarely interacts with outsiders and deliberately keeps their distance. Luo Zhongkun said again.

"Oh?

Zhou You pointed to the Wupeng boats on the river and asked Luo Zhongkun: "Old Luo, according to what you said, doesn't this "Shengmiao" not like to interact with the outside world? But what do they mean by these boats stopping here?"

"Oh, the times are different now, although the "Shengmiao" live in the remote mountainous areas of Miaojiang and rarely have contact with the outside world, but it is no longer hostile, and there is a certain amount of trade, and I heard that tomorrow is Daxu Day, so it is normal for some of them to come out to participate in the market trade. Luo Zhongkun said.